The Evanston Devils won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They were the victim of a tough 46-20 defeat at the hands of Star Valley. Evanston has struggled against Star Valley recently, as their match on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Emily Dana was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals for Star Valley. Dana is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ambrey Nelson, who scored four points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Evanston dropped their record down to 2-17 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Star Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evanston will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Jackson Hole at 11:30 a.m. on February 24th. Evanston is facing Jackson Hole at the right time seeing as Jackson Hole is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Star Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Green River at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Star Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Saturday.
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